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The Tokyo Fire Department resumed high-pressure hosing of the Number 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at 9:30 PM on Sunday.

The operation is expected to continue for about 6 hours.

Water was discharged into the facility's spent fuel-rod pool for 13-and-a-half hours until 3:40 AM on Sunday.

Sunday, March 20, 2011 20:48 +0900 (JST)

I don't remember reading anywhere why they think No. 3 is more critical than No. 4. Perhaps there is a leak from the pond?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sun Mar 20th, 2011 at 11:17:29 AM EST
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A graphical overview of spraying operations and connecting works from Asahi Shimbun:



*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sun Mar 20th, 2011 at 11:33:47 AM EST
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I don't remember reading anywhere why they think No. 3 is more critical than No. 4.

#3 is the only reactor/spent fuel pool that contains MOX fuel with plutonium.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Mar 20th, 2011 at 03:42:43 PM EST
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